Disney Dreamlight Valley is having an eventful month, giving players the opportunity to jump back into the world to invite some fan-favourite characters to their home. Return to Beast’s Castle is a free content update that we’ve known about thanks to the Roadmap, and it offers a perfect look into what we can expect regarding the next Star Path theme and more.
Last year, players were shocked (read: insulted) when Halloween was omitted in favour of a Rock-focused Star Path, so Gameloft wasn’t going to be caught dead making that mistake twice — the official theme announced for the Return to Beast’s Castle content update is Witchful Thinking. This Star Path is as Halloween-y as it sounds, offering players the opportunity to unlock a cute witch outfit, indoor furniture, and more.
The trailer showed us an exciting look at what we can expect not only through the Star Path, but the Premium Shop as well! A new witchy cat companion (familiar?!) is going up on the shop, though the most exciting item announced was the overhaul to the Dreamlight Castle, where you’ll be able to buy a new Dreamstyle for it that’ll make it decorated in Halloween.
In the Quality-of-Life changes section, we actually got a few exciting things to look forward to. Most of these are going to be exciting to players who partake actively in the weekly DreamSnap challenge, as new poses are coming to all Royal Tools, and even the Royal Phone is going to receive its own, letting players show off the DreamStyle they’ve equipped it with.
Furthermore, the capability to remove items like the Night Thorns or Valley clutter will be available from the Photomode menu actively, letting you get rid of them without having to remove them (if you’re saving them for a Star Path or as temporary “decoration”).
The Return to Beast’s Castle update releases on the 1st of October 2025.